CRB Science Symposium 2024 Day 1: Harnessing Knowledge to Protect Communities and Ecosystems
Researchers from across the Pacific present findings on the history, ecology, detection, and management of the invasive pest Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros).
0:00 Welcome from Organizers
5:00 CRB Biology: Know Your Enemy – Dr. Aubrey Moore, University of Guam
45:00 CRB… Who Cares! – Roland Quitugua, University of Guam Cooperative Extension Outreach
1:29:00 Overview of Regional Variability in Palm Health and Infestation Levels at Several Sites on Oahu – Dr. Keith Weiser, Hawaiʻi Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response
1:45:00 Can RNA Interference be a Component of CRB Control? – Dr. Michael Melzer, Department of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2:01:38 Find the Notch! Developing an AI Detector for CRB Damage Using Drone Imagery – Dr. Ryan Perroy, Geography & Environmental Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
2:15:00 Remote Surveillance and Aerial Pesticide Application for CRB Delineation and Control – Dr. Daniel Jenkins, Department of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
2:38:15 Trapping and Tracking CRB: Research from Guam and Hawaiʻi – Dr. Matthew Siderhurst, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
2:55:20 Protecting Moananuiākea Meals: Analyzing the Effects of Weather Inflicted CRB on Pacific Island Food Security – Andie Le Doux, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture
3:07:46 Amplifying Efforts in CRB Communications and Management: The Hawaiʻi CRB Communication Plan – Elizabeth Speith, Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa & Arisa Barcinas, Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response, Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi